Share Your Feedback
Carolinian Canada and partners are beta-launching the Big Picture 2030 map and we're looking for feedback. Try it out and share your experience with us in the following form by April 22, 2026, to receive $20 to the Carolinian Canada shop.
Big Picture Background
In 2000, the Carolinian Canada network developed the Big Picture strategy and set a collective goal of a stewarding a connected network of over 110 natural areas. This Big Picture strategy has since been widely adopted as an effective conservation approach for the complex working landscape and adopted in every part of the Zone by diverse stewards.
As a result, thousands of beneficial projects and hundreds of monitoring programs occur in the region today. But it is difficult to get a clear, comprehensive overview of all the good work being done and to respond to the rapid shifts in knowledge, research, technology and communication of the present age.
We aim to address these challenges and reverse the trend of habitat loss by collaborating with a network of diverse stewards and partners to update the Big Picture together, to promote and guide its implementation, and to evaluate progress. We believe this is the critical path to restoring and maintaining a healthy ecoregion today and for generations to come.
Big Picture 2030 Eco-Corridor
The Carolinian Zone Big Picture is an example of a large scale "stepping stone" corridor plan that assists migration naturally by helping wildlife adapt to climate change quickly and sustainably. It links diverse First Nations, parks, and habitat stewards like yourself. Stepping stones with 30% or more habitat contribute strongly to corridor resilience.
Gardens can also be critical habitat connectors! In the Big Picture, we see potential in every space to contribute to resilient landscapes.